October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Each year in the United States, about 240,000 women get breast cancer and 42,000 women die from the disease.

Men also get breast cancer, but it is not very common. About 1 out of every 100 breast cancers diagnosed in the United States is found in a man.

Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older, but breast cancer also affects younger women.

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Flu Shot Clinics Scheduled

The Health department has two more Flu shot clinics open to the public for ages 16+. 

1) 11/8/23, 9:30AM-11:00AM, Council on Aging (Tolles-Parsons Building), 500 Washington Street REGISTER HERE

2) 11/21/23, 10:00AM-11:30AM, Warren Building, 90 Washington St., Room 008 REGISTER HERE

Walk-ins welcome, but advance registration is recommended. Anyone aged 65+ is eligible to receive a high-dose vaccine. 

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Join the Medical Reserve Corps ! Be prepared to help Wellesley residents in an emergency.

The Wellesley Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a group of residents with medical and non-medical skills who assist the town's health department and other responders in a local public health emergency, as well as at scheduled events.

Wellesley MRC is also part of a regional coalition of health departments in eight communities: Norfolk County - 8 (NC-8), website: norfolkcounty8.org  NC-8 supports each other and cross trains its MRC volunteers should the need arise to have a larger response to an event. NC-8 also offers trainings and exercises to its MRC volunteers.

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